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MTA "Green Fee" Will Backfire, Some Experts Say

August 02, 2012|Jake Neher

Officials are considering charging an extra dollar for every new card.

The MTA is considering a plan to charge a one-dollar...

Staten Island Food Pantry Serves Struggling Suburbanites

August 02, 2012|Kris Venezia

St. Edward Food Pantry helps SI families.

Near the South Shore on Staten Island, the average household income is about $87...

G Train Inspires Brooklyn Songwriters

July 31, 2012|Kris Venezia

Brooklyn Brewery will send one artist to perform at a musical festival in Sweden.

Duke Ellington made the song "Take the A...

Career Center Caters to NYC Veterans

July 31, 2012|Chris Williams

NYC is helping veterans reenter the workforce.

Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the WorkForce1 Veteran Career Center Tuesday in...

Cityscape: Rock Rock Rockaway Beach

July 28, 2012|George Bodarky

A new book explores the history of the Queens community.

A lot of people are familiar with Coney Island’s storied past, but...

Fordham Conversations: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

July 28, 2012|Chiara Wegener

Robert Kennedy Jr. calls on students to become energy entrepreneurs

Kennedy spoke as part of the American Age Lecture Series...

Bloomberg Sues City Council over Wage Bills

July 27, 2012|Jake Neher

Measures would require some businesses boost their minimum wage.

Mayor Bloomberg is suing the city council in an attempt to...

Despite Failed 2012 Olympic Bid, NYC Still Wins

July 26, 2012|Jake Neher

Officials say much of Olympic plan still carried out.

As the Olympics kick off in London Friday night, many watching in New...

Lower Manhattan Chapel Commemorates Aurora, Colorado Victims

July 26, 2012|Claudia Morell

St. Paul's Chapel rang their Bell of Hope in solidarity with the victims and family members of the recent shooting in Aurora...

Officials Launch Initiative to Keep Trash Off NYC Beaches

July 24, 2012|Kris Venezia

"Clean Streets = Clean Beaches" program aims to prevent litter.

New York City officials met today out front of MCU Park in...

Cityscape: In the Hamptons

July 21, 2012|George Bodarky

Dan Rattiner is "still in the Hamptons" and proud of it.

It’s a summer tradition for a lot of New Yorkers – escaping the...

NYC Music Trail: The Doo Wop Corner

July 20, 2012|Jake Neher

Pop Icon Dion named group "The Belmonts" after street in Bronx.

Dion DiMucci recorded some of the most memorable songs of...

NYC Music Trail: Scott Joplin's Grave Site

July 19, 2012|Jake Neher

The King of Ragtime's grave went unmarked until the 1970s.

Scott Joplin lived anything but a quiet life. The "King of...

Issues Tank: Disparity Among Neighborhoods Seen in Asthma Report

July 18, 2012|Connor Ryan

Children in poorest households nearly twice as likely to ever be diagnosed with asthma, according to report.

New York City's...

NYC Music Trail: Swing Street (with Slideshow)

July 18, 2012|Jake Neher

Once the Mecca of jazz music, now nothing but office buildings.

Today, 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown...

New Initiative Aims to Boost Jamaica Bay

July 17, 2012|Kris Venezia

A new initiative aims to create a new urban oasis that stretches across south Brooklyn and Queens.

New Yorkers will soon get...

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